Listen, Oliver and Bruce have a lot in common, but... [ He reached across to pat Tim's hand. ] The truth is that you can't know until you actually give it a go. The longer you hide it, the harder he's going to take it. But maybe he can actually help. Once he gets past being a big jerk and puts his mind to something, he can make a real difference, and that's something that Oliver can't do. All he has is his gut reaction, and most of the time it's the rest of us who have to get him out of his messes.

So give him a shot--or at least let me talk to him. It's not as if he's not made his own mistakes. Maybe he'll understand.